Karnak Meteorite

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Karnak Meteorite, also called Karnak Meteor, is a location in the First World of Final Fantasy V. It is located just west to the town of Tule, across the ocean and southeast of Karnak. The party first arrives here by using the teleportation pad located in the Walse Meteorite.

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When it first crashed on First World, the Karnak Meteorite holds only minor importance and is only used if the player wishes to return to Walse and other locations visited previously. Later on, though, after the Earth Crystal has shattered and Galuf has returned to his planet, the party revisits the meteorite together with Cid and Mid in order to obtain some Adamantite. However, in order to do so, the party first has to face Titan in battle. As a bonus for their victory, the party will receive Titan as a Summon.

[view·edit·purge]A meteorite is a solid piece of debris, from such sources as asteroids or comets, that originates in outer space and survives its impact with the Earth's surface. It is called a meteoroid before its impact.

In the pre-GBA versions they were known as meteors. [view·edit·purge]A meteor or "shooting star" is the visible streak of light from a meteoroid or micrometeoroid, heated and glowing from entering the Earth's atmosphere, as it sheds glowing material in its wake. Meteors rarely explode in the Earth's atmosphere. The term has become associated with quickness with the adjective "meteoric." In the context of myth and superstition, meteors and comets sighted in Ancient and Medieval Europe were once held as ill omen, said to be the message of the heavens' displeasure of man's affairs to herald grave catastrophes.

Pieces that withstand atmospheric ablation are known as meteorites, but the name of the spell in the series refers to the overall phenomenon.

Seeing that meteor refers to a piece that does not withstand atmospheric entry, the meteors were renamed meteorites to the GBA and following versions of Final Fantasy V.